The iPhone app Eucalyptus, which had been rejected by Apple, has now been allowed entry into the company's App Store. Earlier Apple had rejected the app on the grounds that it contained "inappropriate sexual content" by giving users the access to works like The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana.

Terming the e-book app as "objectionable," Apple had alleged that Eucalyptus downloads a text-only version of the primeval Indian book on sexuality from Project Gutenberg. The rejection had once again raised questions about Apple's criteria for selection of apps for the App Store!

What was rather baffling about Apple's rejection of the app was that the divisive Kama Sutra book is already available on the iPhone using other e-book readers available on the App Store. Meanwhile, the Eucalyptus app did not come with the Kama Sutra installed on it; and like any other book title, it had to be searched and downloaded.

Following the rejection of the Eucalyptus app by Apple, the app's developer Jamie Montgomerie took the web route, and garnered significant coverage via his blog posting. As a result, Montgomerie received a call from an Apple representative who asked Montgomerie to re-build and re-submit his application.

Finally, the contentious app has been accepted, and its full version is currently available for purchase from the App Store for $10.